Directed by brian klein, edward bazalgette, phil churchward. Original release, november 2005 200511 12 february 2006 20060212. Best looking cars that can be called art, the top gear team plays golf. Top gears captain slow takes the bugatti out for a spin. Clarkson challenges may and hammond to a crosscontinent race using the legendary bugatti veyron. Introduced solely by clarkson, we start this episode with a letter, imploring the show to.
We all remember james epic top speed runs in the original bugatti veyron, as well as the even faster super sport. Bugatti veyron top speed test top gear series 9 bbc. Richard also tests the new marcos on the top gear track and former f1 world champion nigel mansell takes to the liana. Jul 26, 2010 bugatti veyron ss james may is back in germany attempting to break his personal speed record. Plus, actor hugh grant is the star in a reasonably priced car. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 22 series 15. James mays top speed run in the bugatti veyron super sport. James compares the new 4wd porsche 911 carrera 4 to the rwd porsche 911 carrera 2 by having the stig doing a lap in both cars around the indoor exhibition rally track of world rally championship at the millennium stadium. The super sport has increased engine power output of 1,200 ps 883 kw.
Driving in the brand new, even more powerful and exhilarating version of the bugatti veyron, james. James may has taken the bugatti veyron super sport for a. Richard also tests the new marcos on the top gear track. Arguably one of the shows most memorable tests came during season 12, when james may was handed the keys to both a bugatti veyron and a pagani zonda f roadster on. This season the guys travel to france to race supercars across the highest bridge in the world, turn real cars into radio control cars, and pit a bugatti veyron against a plane and highspeed train in a sprint across europe. At an incredible 417kmph, james may held the world record for driving a production car at speed, albeit for only one hour. The grand tour is a british motoring television series for amazon prime video, presented by jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, and james may. In series 14, episode 7, the veyron was announced as top gears car of the decade. About episode 3 the smallest car ever built is put through its paces by jeremy clarkson. But can james find anywhere with a track long enough to get there. Jeremy squeezes his body into a peel p50 and drives it both to and inside the bbc television centre building in order to see if it would. Named car of the decade by the bbc television program top gear, the hp bugatti veyron is a fullsized grand tourer produced by the volkswagen group. Bbc two top gear, series 15, episode 5, bugatti veyron ss.
Veyron ss confirmed as fastest production car in the world. James daniel may born 16 january 1963, is an english television presenter and journalist. Bugatti super sport speed test top gear bbc youtube. The catch is that the supercars they bought must be midengine and italian. The koenigsegg agera just smashed the bugatti chirons newest. This was when, on season 12, episode 4, the 100th episode of the show, the stig got to slide behind the wheels of both of these monstrous supercars. Bugatti veyron vs mclaren f1, part 12 series, episode. In the studio are the new lamborghini reventon and the selfparking lexus. Because it features the mindbending 1479hp bugatti chiron, in what should be a series highlight.
The bugatti veyron race jeremy vs hammond and may bbc. It was actually the first time i had seen the veyron in action other than in video games. The good captain was anything but when he took the bugatti veyron supersport for a then world production car record. The end result is jeremy buying a maserati merak which it claimed to be an ss version, richard a ferrari 308 gt4 and james a lamborghini urraco.
Aug 01, 2002 james may takes the bugatti veyron to its top speed of 253mph 407kmh at ehralessien, shootout. The team take the jaguar xkr through its paces, and set off on a challenge to prove that a 1. Designed and developed by volkswagen group based on the bentley hunaudieres concept and produced by bugatti automobiles sas at their headquarters in chateau saint jean in. Bugatti veyron vs mclaren f1, part 12 series, episode 2 published on. The veyron is named after french racing driver pierre veyron, who won the 24. Jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may buy old british roadsters from jensenhealey, lotus and tvr before taking a wistful journey through the remnants of the uks sports car industry, starting in norfolk and ending up at the mothballed tvr factory in blackpool. Sep 03, 2019 bugatti veyron with 987bhp at its disposal it could reach a maximum speed of 253. Rolling stones member ronnie wood is the star in a reasonably priced car.
James may says breaking speed record in a veyron super. Watch all 8 top gear episodes from season 15,view pictures, get episode information and more. Captain slow straps himself into the 1,183bhp veyron supersport and becomes a world record holder. It will be joined by a 2011 aston martin one 77 qseries, one of just 77 examples ever. On 4 july 2010 james may, a television presenter on bbc twos television show top gear, drove the veyron super sport on volkswagens ehralessien near wolfsburg, germany highspeed test track at 417. It was presented by jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may and. The first ever double loop the loop in history james. Bugatti veyron super sport hits 259 mph piloted by errr.
As its wellestablished by this point, james may is the slowest man in the world, so says jeremy. Specialedition variants include the pur sang, the fbg par hermes, and the sang noir. I knew that it was the fastest car in the world, topping out at 267 mph. Prior to the series beginning, the shows return was advertised with a trailer that borrowed the overexcited responses of the parents of a young boy who were watching the top gear team filming the motorhome challenge, from a clip that was. He is best known as a copresenter of the motoring programme top gear alongside jeremy clarkson and richard hammond from 2003 until 2015. James may wafts around in the new rollsroyce convertible, richard hammond races a bugatti veyron against the rafs typhoon jet fighter. Guinness strips bugatti veyron ss of worlds fastest car title. Oct 20, 2002 top gear season 15 episode guide on tv. Episode 4 when james, who previously took a bugatti veyron to its top speed, returned to the super secret volkswagen test track at ehralessein to run a bugatti veyron super sport to the ragged edge. James attempts to break his personal speed record in a brand new, even more powerful version of the amazing bugatti veyron. The fifteenth series of top gear was aired during 2010 on bbc two and bbc hd and consisted of 6 episodes.
Captain slow took a bugatti veyron super sport up to 259. Episode 4 when james, who previously took a bugatti veyron to its top speed. From very early on in top gears life the phrase we decided to have a race has appeared often. The series contained six specials that were aired in 2006, with the first being a winter olympics special that aired on 12 february, in which the presenters did their own version with cars, and was filmed in lillehammer, norway. Oct 05, 2017 over time, bugattis massive lead in the top speed wars has been slowly dribbling away. It was presented by jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may and the stig. The bugatti chiron will steal the show in the grand tour. The second episode of the ninth series of top gear aired on the 4th of february, 2007. The good captain was anything but when he took the bugatti veyron supersport for a. Last bugatti veyron ss ever made looking for a new owner. James takes the toyota hiilux for a final challenge, a nice little spin up an active icelandic volcano. Matt leblanc friends, episodes, one of the fastest ever celebrities round the top gear test track, presents a selection of the greatest and most entertaining races from the past years. James may plays around in the bugatti supersport carbuzz.
The fifteenth series of top gear was aired during 2010 on bbc two and bbc hd and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning on 27 june and concluding on 1 august. Meanwhile, may returns to the ehralessien test track with the bugatti veyron super sport, an updated version of the bugatti. The seventh series of top gear was aired during 2005 and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning on november and concluding on 27 december. Bugattis chief test driver, then set a guinness book record of 267mph. James may runs wild on a bugatti veyron supersports. Top gears james may wears the nickname captain slow like a badge of honor. In series 15, episode 5, james returned to aerolessin vw test track with the veyron supersport, maxing the car out to 258mph. Dec 04, 2005 clarkson buys a misbadged maserati merak, thinking it is an ss model until the horsepower test where it delivered a woeful 80 bhp 60 kw, may buys a brokendown 117 bhp 87 kw lamborghini urraco, and hammond buys a 194 bhp 145 kw ferrari 308gt4 with severe rust problems. The most widely watched factual programme in the world top gear break a world record. James may is, surely, one of the worlds most famous automotive journalists. Preceding unsigned comment added by calibreslicer talk. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5 published on. James may drives the bugatti veyron supersport top speed.
Plus, celebs like indy car champion nigel mansell, little britain star david walliams, and the british minister of transportation stop by to do a lap around the track. Jeremy clarkson, james may, richard hammond and the stig return for a new series of top gear. So how does the worlds second fastest man celebrate check out his great victory dance. Clarkson in a bugatti veyron raced hammond and may in a cessna 182 from alba to tower 42 in london to deliver a truffle. Some of the races have been brief, and some have been simply epic.
May 29, 2014 james decides its time to take the bugatti veyron up to its top speed, which is 253mph. This is a rare opportunity to see jeremy clarkson and james may driving. Jeremy driving the new bugatti veyron races james and richard in a plane from alba in northern italy to the top of the natwest tower in london. Preceding unsigned comment added by calibreslicer talk contribs 07. James may s top speed run in the bugatti veyron super sport. James may recounts reaching 259 mph in the bugatti veyron ss. James may set a new record on bugatti, sounds intriguing on whats the new record.
The bugatti veyron is spotlighted in the season 2 premiere. This season takes the boys on a super car road trip to millau viaduct, france and later, jeremy driving the new bugatti veyron races james and richard in a cessna 182 from alba. Top gear, series 15, episode 5, bugatti veyron ss bbc two. The fifth episode of the seventh series of top gear aired on the 11th of december, 2005.
Plus, richard goes to abu dhabi to test the new lamborghini murcielago sv and stages the worlds first ever race between the horsepower bugatti veyron and the mighty mclaren f1. Jan 14, 2011 james attempts to break his personal speed record in a brand new, even more powerful version of the amazing bugatti veyron. To investigate the reasons behind the lack of threewheeled cars on the market jeremy clarkson gets behind the wheel of a reliant robin. The team test the lexus ls600s automatic parking system. As of 2016 he is a director of the production company w. The final bugatti veyron ss wont be the only rare hypercar going under the hammer at goodwood next month. James goes to volkswagens test track to drive the bugatti veyron at 253 mph 406 kmh, faster than any formula one car. The tenth series of the bbc motoring show top gear, starring presenters jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, and james may, premiered on the 7th of october, 2007 and concluded on the 23rd of december, 2007.
The fifteenth series of the bbc motoring show top gear, starring presenters jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, and james may, premiered on the 27th of june, 2010 and concluded on the 1st of august, 2010. He continues to state that by the time his fellow presenter has set off, his hair has grown another. James may attempts to break his personal speed record in a brand new bugatti veyron ss. May s speed came close to pierre henri raphanels record. The third episode of the tenth series of top gear aired on the 28th of october, 2007. The bugatti veyron supersport is powered by a 16cylinder engine that delivers a total of 1200 hp and a peak torque of 1106 lbsft. Jan 10, 2011 james drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5 published on. The grand tour first to test bugatti chiron grand tour. Jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may attempt to find the perfect car for 17yearolds, negotiating insurance companies, accident repairs and a very muddy music festival car park in the process. This series marked the final time the show would breach 10 or more episodes in a season, as future series would cut down on the number of episodes in order to focus on more. Brabus s biturbo roadster based on a mercedesbenz sl65 amg, porsche 911 turbo.
With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, ben collins. The bugatti chiron will steal the show in the grand tour episode three. The star in a reasonably priced car is nigel mansell. The bugatti veyron vs plane race on top gears seventh series is up there with the shows best ever features. The super sport version is the former fastest roadlegal production car in the world, with a top speed of 267mph.
Directed by brian klein, richard heeley, nigel simpkiss. James may\s bugatti celebration top gear bbc video. Plus, richard hammond is in sweden for a race against some hardcore snowmobilers and james may attempts to break his personal speed record in a brand new, even more powerful version of the amazing bugatti veyron. On this basis, id be similarly dismissive of the bugatti veyron. James may takes the bugatti veyron to germany to see if it really can go faster than a formula 1 car, jeremy makes a public information film, all. Ronnie wood, fiona bruce, dermot murnaghan and john humphrys were the guest stars, with the latter three appearing in the peel p50 segment. These days its looked down upon due to the stereotype who buys it, but we shouldnt forget just how incredible a piece of engineering it is. English another look through the archive with matt leblanc, featuring a wrc mini rally car against an olympic gold medalist on a skeleton bob, a bugatti veyron against james may in a cessna, and a vw toureg vs some snowmobilers. Directed by brian klein, james bryce, phil churchward. Captain slow straps himself into the 1,183bhp veyron. The super sport version of the veyron is the fastest streetlegal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431 kmh 268 mph.
The super sport was a beefed up version of its veyron sibling, boasting an. And now that particular film has just turned 12 years old it originally aired on. Jan 10, 2011 james drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 22 series 15, episode 5 published on. The bugatti veyron race jeremy vs hammond and may bbc duration. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5. The seventh series of top gear was aired during 2005 and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning. How many records have bbc top gear broken over the years. It was the first series to feature the kia ceed as the shows reasonably priced car, and the only series to feature three different reasonablypriced cars in the form of the ceed, lacetti and. Dec 16, 2007 there have been several appearances of the bugatti veyron on top gear. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15.
Last week, we told you that the top gear crew was smirking about having some sort of involvement in the bugatti veyron super sports land. Five record breaking cars before the bugatti chiron grand. This weeks grand tour ep will be all about the bugatti chiron. Fantastic outtake from the award winning bbc series top gear. The bugatti veyron super sport is the fastest production car in the world. One of the first episodes of old top gear that i ever watched was series 9, episode 2 when james may took the bugatti veyron out on the ehralessien test track and maxed out the speed at 259. The bugatti veyron ss does 431kmh or 267mph and does 0100kmh 62mph in 2. James decides its time to take the bugatti veyron up to its top speed, which is 253mph.